Todd B. Smith, PhD, MSHA, MBA, RN

I earned an undergraduate degree in nursing and I continue to maintain my RN license, though I have only spent a brief time during my career in direct patient care. Immediately after earning my nursing degree, I began working on my Master of Science in Healthcare Administration (MSHA) and MBA at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). After completing the coursework for my MSHA and MBA, I began an administrative residency program at a health system in Mobile, Alabama and later worked for that same health system as an oncology service line manager. In 2001, I began working for UAB, where I served in several administrative positions, mostly within UAB's School of Medicine. In my last full-time administrative position, I served as the campus administrator for the UAB Montgomery-Selma Regional Medical Campus, and in this position, I oversaw the financial and daily operations of several primary care medical clinics, several residency programs, and programs for approximately forty 3rd and 4th year medical students.

At the present time, I am a full-time academic and I am able to spend all of my time in research and teaching in the field of health care administration. I began teaching in 2003, about a year after beginning my PhD (in Health Care Administration). All of the courses I have taught have been either blended (both on-line and the traditional in-class format) or completely on-line. I have taught a variety of courses in the field of healthcare administration, including statistics and research methods, healthcare finance and accounting, leadership, managed care and health care systems. I absolutely enjoy teaching and working with students and I appreciate the opportunity to share some of my administrative experiences in the classroom, when applicable. My current research interests include healthcare outcomes, racial disparities, and organizational configurations.

Published Works:

Smith, T.B., Hernandez, S.R., Shewchuk, R. (2012). Organizational Configurations in Medical Group Practices: A Test of Porter's Generic Strategies. Published in the Conference Proceedings of the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, MA.

Yarbrough, A. and Smith, T.B. 2007. “Technology Acceptance Among Physicians: A New Take on TAM.” Medical Care Research and Review, 64 (6): 650 – 672.

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